Author Archives: Llewellyn Berry

For more than 40 years I had been primarily an urban black-and-white photography artist, walking through the city studying the visual effect of natural light across objects, people and scenes.  The city inspired me, driving my art with every new … Continue reading →

Thomas Alva Edison said, when referring to genius: “What it boils down to is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.” I’m not sure whether the making of exciting and provocative black and white photographs is “genius”; I … Continue reading →

Happy Easter everyone. I’m not quite fully returned to the blogosphere but I’m closer. When I can I am digitizing more prints. I’m crafting more written subjects that I hope will encourage aspiring photographers. Most recently one of my McKinley … Continue reading →

One of the first photographs I remember Ken Lambert making…capturing, was when I gave an assignment that sent him and his classmates downtown. As I said before, I sent them to the National Mall or just downtown in general to … Continue reading →

I guess it’s not a secret that I no longer have a camera. Stuff happens and I believe it happens for a reason… well enough of that for now. No camera and of course there are countless pictures I see … Continue reading →

I am deviating from photography for a minute or two but not at all from my creative, artistic pursuits. One thing about a blog I have discovered is that you can post pretty much any damn thing you want to, … Continue reading →

As a photography teacher it is incumbent on me to provide opportunities early in the class cycle for students to easily find pictures or scenes and subjects to photograph. Early in the class I would talk about photographers who inspired … Continue reading →

For my photographic development to arrive at simply wanting to see the world in black and white, I had to make many stops along the way. It is a natural progression and I suspect most artists as they search for … Continue reading →

Spring is right around the corner…seriously! And Mother (Mother Nature) will put on her annual performance for all you photographers who are into color shooting. Most of what I’ve written about has been black and white photography which is my … Continue reading →

Stone is silent, yet speaks and sings. It and the wind the sun and the moon Mark time in a concert heard only by prayers and hope the prayerful, the hopeful And those longing for the strength of the stone. … Continue reading →